During a court hearing, a mother shot and killed the man accused of raping her underage daughter, shocking everyone in the room and igniting a nationwide conversation about justice and trauma.
Witnesses say she stood up mid-trial, pulled out a gun, and fired several times. The man died at the scene, and security quickly took her into custody. She now faces serious charges, including murder and weapons violations.
Officials are investigating how the gun made it past courthouse security. The trial was still in progress and had not yet reached a verdict.